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Final observations submitted on behalf of applicant Eshat Aktaş to the European Court of Human Rights on the merits of the Aktaş case.

Published report of the European Commission of Human Rights on the Aktaş case (A44/43/1/6), which declared the application admissible and expressed the unanimous opinion that there had been violations of Articles 2, 3, and 13 of the European Convention of Human Rights, and no violation of article 14 of the Convention. Includes an unaltered published copy and a published copy with Françoise Hampson’s appended comments on the case.

Published report of the European Commission of Human Rights on the Şarlı case (A44/43/1/52), which concluded that there had been no violations of Articles 2, 3, 14, and 18 of the European Convention on Human Rights (unanimously), that there had been a violation of Article 13 of the Convention (unanimously), that there had been no violation of Article 15 of the convention (22 votes to 3), and that Turkey had failed to comply with their obligations under former Article 25 paragraph 1 of the Convention. (3 copies)
The full report is available for viewing at https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-46230

Applicant's reply to the Turkish Government's observations on the admissibility of the application of Abdullah Altun to the European Commission of Human Rights, written by Kevin Boyle. The reply notes that the Government has not explained how the domestic remedies claimed by the Government would be effective in Aktun's case, and maintains the complaints of violations of the Convention made in the application.

Published report of the European Commission of Human Rights on the Aslantaş case (A44/43/1/9), which declared the application admissible and expressed the unanimous opinion that there had been violations of Articles 10 and 13 of the European Convention of Human Rights, and no violation of Articles 14 or 18 of the Convention. (2 copies)

File draft of the applicants' claims for just satisfaction in the Aslantaş case submitted to the European Commission of Human Rights. Attached are schedules of pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages sought for each applicant and a schedule of legal fees and costs sought, plus receipts for fines paid to the Turkish Government and for payment of Sedat Aslantaş's office rental during the period that he was imprisoned with no income.

Published report (2 copies) of the European Commission of Human Rights on the Dulaş case (A44/43/1/25), which expressed the opinion (unanimously) that there had been violations of Articles 3, 8, 13, and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights, that the Turkish Government failed to comply with its obligations under former Article 25 § 1 of the Convention; and that no violations of Article 2, 5, 14, or 18 had occurred. The full report is available for viewing at https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-46210

Published report of the European Commission of Human Rights on the Dulaş case, which expressed the opinion (unanimously) that there had been violations of Articles 3, 8, 13, and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights, that the Turkish Government failed to comply with its obligations under former Article 25 § 1 of the Convention; and that no violations of Article 2, 5, 14, or 18 had occurred. The full report is available for viewing at https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-46210

Memorial of the applicant in the Ekinci case submitted to the European Court of Human Rights, including the applicant's claims for just satisfaction. Attached are schedules of pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages, schedules of legal fees and expenses incurred, and appendices including: English translations of newspapers articles covering the murder of Yusuf Ekinci directly; English translation of letters and petitions given by Ülkü Ekinci and Tarık Ziya Ekinci (Yusuf's brother) to various Government bodies regarding Yusuf's murder and the subsequent investigation; and translations of excerpts from the National Intelligence Organisation’s (MİT) report investigating the Susurluk scandal which mentioned Yusuf Ekinci's death as being committed by State agents.

Summary/working notes (presumably written by Bill Bowring) of the 31 October 1996 observations of the Turkish Government on the application of Abdurrahman Çelikbilek, followed by the author's questions raised in light of the observations. The document was written to be sent to the Kurdish Human Rights Project. The author asks about the location of the applicant, who was last heard to have disappeared over the summer of 1996, and asks for a new statement from the applicant (if he can be located) addressing the witness statement he made to the public prosecutor as well as from Aynur Çelikbilek, widow of Abdulkadir Çelikbilek.